Circuit Judge Thomas E. Griffith
Presiding Judge for Macon County and Supervising Judge for the Criminal Law Division -- Courtroom 6A
Educational Background: Millikin University, B.A., 1981 University of Tulsa, J.D., 1985
Law Practice: Macon County Assistant States Attorney, 1985 to 1987 Erickson, Davis, Murphy, Johnson, Griffith & Walsh, 1987 to 2011
Judiciary: Circuit Judge of Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2011
- Affiliations:
- Decatur Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Capital Litigation Trial Bar
- Judicial Assignments:
- Circuit Court Administration
- Grand Jury and Petit Jury Administration
- Criminal Contempt (CC)
- All M (Murder) Cases
- All Even Numbered Class 1 and above Criminal Felony Cases
- SVP and SDP Cases
- Criminal Jury Trial Call
- Criminal Jury Trials (one week every month)
Circuit Judge R. C. Bollinger
Deputy Presiding Judge for Macon County and Supervising Judge for the Civil Law Division -- Courtroom 6B
Educational Background:Illinois State University, B.S., 1993 Southern Illinois University School of Law, J.D., 1996
Law Practice:Erickson, Davis, Murphy, Johnson, Griffith & Walsh, Ltd., 11-96 to 12-08
Judiciary:Associate Judge of Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2008 / Circuit Judge of Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2014
- Affiliations:
- Decatur Bar Association, Past-President
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Illinois Judges Association
- Judicial Assignments:
- Eminent Domain Cases (ED)
- 1/2 Law (L) Cases
- Miscellaneous Remedies (MR) Cases, except Drug Forfeiture
- Probate (P)
- Law Magistrate (LM) except FED
- Civil Jury Trials (one week every other month)
Circuit Judge Thomas E. Little
Supervising Judge for the Family Law Division - Courtroom 5A
Educational Background:Millikin University, B.M., 1977 / Emory University, School of Law, J.D., 1982
Law Practice:Booth, Little & Antoline, Partner, 1991 to 1999
Judiciary:Associate Judge of Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1999 / Circuit Judge of Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2016
- Affiliations:
- Decatur Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Illinois Judges Association
- Judicial Assignments:
- Adoption Cases (AD)
- Chancery Cases (CH)
- 1/2 Law (L) Cases
- 1/2 Juvenile Abuse and Neglect Cases (JA)
- Marriage Ceremonies/Civil Unions
- Civil Jury Trials (one week every other month)
Circuit Judge Jeffrey S. Geisler
Courtroom 3B
Educational Background:Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, B.S., 1982 / Memphis State University, School of Law, J.D., 1986
Law Practice:Geisler Law Offices, Partner, 1986 to 2014
Judiciary:Associate Judge of Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2014
- Affiliations:
- Decatur Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Judicial Assignments:
- Odd numbered Felony Cases (CF)
- Expungements (EXP)
- All Aggravated DUIs
- Property Forfeiture (MR)
- Criminal Jury Trials (one week every month)
Associate Judge James R. Coryell
Courtroom 3A
Educational Background:DePaul University, B.A., 1968 Chicago Kent College of Law-Illinois Institute of Technology, J.D., 1971
Law Practice:Macon County Assistant States Attorney, 1971 to 1975 / Macon County Assistant Public Defender, 1980 to 2000 / Walden, Cole, Ohlsen & Coryell, Partner, 1975 to 2000
Judiciary:Associate Judge of Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2000
- Affiliations:
- Decatur Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Judicial Assignments:
- Dissolution (D)
- Family (F) except IV-D
- Juvenile Delinquency (JD)
- Marriage Ceremonies/Civil Unions
- Criminal Jury Trials (three out of every four months)
Associate Judge Phoebe S. Bowers
Courtroom 5B
Educational Background:Millikin University, B.S., 2000 / Southern Illinois University School of Law, J.D., 2003
Law Practice:Samuels, Miller, Schroeder, Jackson & Sly, LLP, Associate 2003 to 2009 / Fuller, Quigg & Bowers, Partner, 2009 to 2015
Judiciary:Appointed Associate Judge of Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2015
- Affiliations:
- Decatur Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Judicial Assignments:
- Dissolution Cases (D)
- Family Cases (F)
- Mental Health Court
- 1/2 Juvenile Abuse and Neglect cases (JA)
- Criminal Jury Trials (three out of every four months)
Associate Judge Erick F. Hubbard
Courtroom 2B
Educational Background: Millikin University, B.A., 2000 / Southern Illinois University School of Law, J.D., 2003
Law Practice: Featherstun, Gaumer, Postlewait, Stocks, Flynn & Hubbard, Associate 2003 to 2007, Partner 2008 to 2017
Judiciary: Appointed Associate Judge of Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2017
- Affiliations:
- Decatur Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Illinois Judge's Association
- Judicial Assignments:
- Law Magistrate (FED only)
- Hybrid Court
- All Small Claims (SC)
- Tax Cases (TX)
- Ordinance and Municipal (OV and MC)
- Marriage Ceremonies/Civil Unions
- Civil Jury Trials and needed
- Criminal Jury Trials (three out of every four months)
Associate Judge Rodney S. Forbes
Courtroom 1
Educational Background:University of Illinois, B.A., 1995 / University of Illinois, J.D., 2001
Law Practice:Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc., 711 Law Student/Staff Attorney, 2000-2002 / Willoughby, Zachry, Forbes & Jones, P.C., Attorney, 2002-2008 / Macon County Public Defender's Office, Assistant Public Defender, 2005-2012 / Macon County Public Defender's Office, Chief Public Defender, 2012-2017
- Affiliations:
- Decatur Bar Association
- Judicial Assignments:
- Arraignments
- Misdemeanor Cases (CM)
- PC and Bond Court
- Preliminary Hearings
- All even numbered Class 2 and below Felony cases (CF)
- Criminal Jury Trials (one week every month)
Associate Judge Lindsey A. Shelton
Courtroom 2A
Educational Background:
Law Practice:
Judiciary: Appointed Circuit Judge of Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2021
- Judicial Assignments:
- Traffic (TR)
- DUI (DT)
- Conservation (CV)
- All CF traffic cases except aggravated DUIs
- Orders of Protection (OP)
- IV-D Cases
- Criminal Jury Trials (three out of every four months)